…what is the one thing in this world that I would give up everything for?

The time in life is late. The sun is setting. There is still light in the sky however, still time to ponder…

…what is the one thing in this world that I would give up everything for?

What really matters in your life? What are you earning all that money for?

Dusk and its companion, Twilight, was generated from two sources. One being listening to Marjorie Jackson-Nelson saying she would give up everything – Olympic medals, material wealth – just to have her husband back. The other from the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible –

“..the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it.” (Matt 13:45-46 KJV)

Which brings us back to…

…what is the one thing in this world that I would give up everything for?

Twilight….

The time in life is late. The sea is now dark. There is little light left in the sky, the question is more urgent…

…what is the one thing in this world that I would give up everything for?

What really, really matters in your life? How are you choosing to spend your days?

The sea is often a metaphor for the subconscious. The saying” A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for” got us moving but now we’re “all at sea”. Our bearings lost, the reason we left port forgotten. And time is passing. The light is fading.

… what really matters?

…what is the one thing in this world that I would give up everything for?

Twilight and its companion Dusk invite you to sit a while and contemplate.

“We are players, but do not direct the play. Crucial decisions were made for us, before we were born. …Even the decisions we make for ourselves seldom take us where we meant to go.”
Barbara Brown Taylor – An Altar in the World

Yet we still choose to set out afresh. Hope – hope of transformation – of our lives, ourselves, our world, pushes us on to dare to take another step.

This piece is in reaction to the self-help movement that likes to believe that we have greater control of our lives than we actually do. Yet, one does not choose our place of birth, parents, and circumstances. To be born in Nepal, or Vanuatu or Yemen would make a big difference to one’s life journey.

As we set out along our chosen path, only ever able to see a small way ahead, don’t despair about falling off and getting wet or ending up elsewhere. Embrace the journey, adapt to the changes and just maybe that hoped for transformation will take place.

My first solo exhibition featuring paintings and painted Scherenschnitte (paper cuts) is on from May 16. The opening is at 3pm on May 16 so would love to see you there to help me launch it. My “paper” cuts are actually made from Lutradur in some cases so something a little different. Location – London Offices – 30 Florence st, Newstead. Funny thing is that if you google the location it says its Newstead but the car GPS insisted it was Teneriffe instead! Must be right on the border…

The Textales exhibition “Place-Meant” has two weeks left – open at Hughes Gallery, Fullarton Centre, Fullarton Rd, Fullarton, South Australia. Pop in and have a chat to one of the artists on duty and check out the piece about in real life. The shadow play on the wall is excellent.

An exhibition of textile artists, work will be a variety of pieces around the theme which include 2-D and 3-D pieces. Come and see us at the demonstrations morning (the Fullarton Centre market is also on then too) or join us for the official opening at 3pm!